Marmaris'in İçmeler Mevkiinde Yer Alan Bir Bazilika ve Vaftizhane Üzerine İncelemeler

Abstract

Remains located at the garden of the Marti Resort Otel in the town of İçmeler, within the district of Marmaris/Muğla consists of a basilical church, a baptistery structure and architectural plastic artifacts spread around them. The first stage of the two-staged church has a basilical plan. The wall marks indicate that the middle nave of the basilical structure was turned into a single-nave structure in the Mid-Byzantine period. In addition, a tomb structure was included inside the north nave of the basilica at the same time. There is a tetraconch-planned baptistery constructed as inbuilt in the narthex on the west part of the basilical structure. The baptistery is thought to be constructed after the basilica-planned church. Architectural plastic artifacts, dated back to Early and Mid-Byzantine periods, are scattered inside the structure remains. Current remains indicate a longtermed use for many centuries beginning from the mid-5th century until the first half of 13th century.